届高考英语暑假阅读理解检测题9.docx
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届高考英语暑假阅读理解检测题9
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Wealreadyknowthefastest,leastexpensivewaytoslowclimatechange:
Uselessenergy.Withalittleeffort,andnotmuchmoney,mostofuscouldreduceourenergydietsby25percentormore—doingtheEarthafavorwhilealsohelpingourwallets.
Notlongago,mywife,PJ,andItriedanewdiet—nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechange.Scientistshavereportedrecentlythattheworldisheatingupevenfasterthanpredictedonlyafewyearsago,andthattheconsequencescouldbesevereifwedon’tkeepreducingemissions(排放)ofcarbondioxide(CO2)andothergreenhousegasesthataretrappingheatinouratmosphere.
Wedecidedtotryanexperiment.ForonemonthwerecordedourpersonalemissionsofCO2.Wewantedtoseehowmuchwecouldcutback,sowewentonastrictdie
t.TheaverageUShousehold(家庭)producesabout150poundsofCO2adaybydoingcommon-placethingsliketurningonair-conditioningordrivingcars.That’smorethantwicetheEuropeanaverageandalmostfivetimestheglobalaverage,mostlybecauseAmericansdrivemoreandhavebiggerhouses.Buthowmuchshouldwetrytoreduce?
Forananswer,IcheckedwithTimFlannery,authorofTheWeatherMakers:
HowManIsChangingtheClimateandWhatItMeansforLifeonEarth.Inhisbook,hehadchallengedreaderstomakedeepcutsinpersonalemissionstokeeptheworldfromreachingextremelyimportanttippingpoints,suchasthemelting(融化)oftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarctica.“Tostaybelowthatpoint,weneedtoreduceCO2emissionsby80percent,“hesaid.
Goodadvice,Ithought.I’dopenedourbedroomwindowstoletinthewind.We’dgottensousedtokeepingourair-conditioninggoingaroundtheclock.I’dalmostforgottenthewindowsevenopened.Weshouldnotletthishappenagain.It’stimeforustochangeourhabitsifnecessary.
1.Whydidtheauthorandhiswifetryanewdiet?
A.Totakespecialkindsoffood.B.Torespondtoclimatechange.
C.Toloseweight.D.Toimprovetheirhealth.
2.Theunderlinedwords“tippingpoints”mostprobablyreferto“ ”.
A.freezingpoints B.burningpoints
C.meltingpoints D.boilingpoints
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .
A.itisnecessarytokeeptheair-conditioningonallthetime
B.itseemspossibleforeveryhouseholdtocutemissionsofCO2
C.theaverageUShouseholdproducesabout3,000poundsofCO2amonth
D.theaverageEuropeanhouseholdproducesabout1,000poundsofCO2amonth
4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.SavingEnergyStartsatHome
B.ChangingOurHabitsBeginsatWork
C.ChangingClimateSoundsReasonable
D.ReducingEmissionsofCO2ProvesDifficult
【参考答案】1-4BCBA
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NormallywhenIpopintoseemyparents,mymumburstsoutofthehousewithabigsmile.Nottoday."Yourbrother,"shesays,"he'sshoweredtwicethisafternoon.Doesheknowhowmuchitcoststorunthishouse?
"Arewelimitingwaternow?
Ididn'tthinktherecession(萧条)hadgotthatbad.Mypoorbrotherisaboomerangkid.Like60percentofguysimmediatelyafteruniversity,he'sbackathome.Graduating£15,000indebtandfacedwithunpaidinternships(实习期)orlowwagesthankstothefloodingofthemarketwithgraduates,alotoftwentysomethingssimplydon'thavethenecessaryincomeorparentalsupporttoliveindependently.
Threeyearsaftergettingtheirdegree,mostgraduatesarestillnotearningabovetheaveragesalary.Theyhaveanear50percenttaxburden,thankstostudentloanrepaymentsandcounciltaxontopofincometaxandnationalinsurance.Unlessyouhaveparentswhocanaffordtofinancewhatiseffectivelyasecondhomeforthem,returningtotheparentalnestisoftentheonlyaffordableoption.
Theboomerangeffectisbecomingevenmorepronouncedthankstotherecession.Oneinfourofthoselosingtheirjobduringthedownturnisunder25.Only13percentoffinal-yearstudentshavejobs.Homeistheonlyplacemanyaregoing:
111,00016-29yearoldsmovedbackhomein2008,fivetimestheaverageofpreviousyears.
Boomerangingisbadnews.Itposesseriousproblemsforparents'finances.They'vealreadysupportedtheirchildrenthroughuniversity,toppinguploanswithhandouts,averaging£12,300intotal,tokeeptwentysomethingsafloat.Nowtheirretirementsavingsarebeingeatenawaybycontinuouslydependentchildren.
It’sbadforthereturningkidstoo.Ambitiousyoungpeoplewillbeleftfrustrated,seeingtheiruniversitypeersfrommorewealthybackgroundsexcelonlybecauseparents'moneywastheretosupportthemthroughtheinitialperiodofpovertywages.Thoselivinginruralareasarefurtherdisadvantagedbylackofaccesstocitieswheremostnewjobsarelocated.Halfofallyoungpeoplenowfeeltheywillnotachievetheirgoals.ResearchbythePrince'sTrustrevealsthatone-quarterofall16-25yearoldsareregularlydownordepressed.Anddepressiondoesnothelpself-motivation,theverytraitneededtoseekoutjobopportunities.
31.Inparagraph1,themother’scriticizinghersonforshoweringtoooftenshows_________.
A.thepriceofwaterhasincreased
B.shethinkshersonisselfish
C.hersonisaneconomicburden
D.shewantstohaveashowerherself
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
由“he'sbackathome.Graduating£15,000indebtandfacedwithunpaidinternships(实习期)orlowwagesthankstothefloodingofthemarketwithgraduates,”可知他儿子是家里的经济负担。
故选C。
32.Whatistheboomerangmentionedinthepassage?
A.Apersonearninglowincome.
B.Apersonwhohasheavytaxburden.
C.Ayouthwhocannotgetparentalsupport.
D.Ayouthreturningtoparentsaftergraduation.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Mypoorbrotherisaboomerangkid.Like60percentofguysimmediatelyafteruniversity,he'sbackathome.”可知选D。
33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesNOTcontributetothetaxbillofmostyounggraduates?
A.Nationalinsurance. B.Incometax.
C.Councilincome. D.Studentloans.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
由“thankstostudentloanrepaymentsandcounciltaxontopofincometaxandnationalinsurance.”可知选C。
34.Whoiscomparativelymostaffectedbytherecessionaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thosewhohaven’tcompletedtheiruniversitystudies.
B.Thosewhoaresupportedthroughbytheirparents.
C.Thosewhocanhaveaccesstotheurbanfacilities.
D.Thosewhowerebornintothewell-offfamilies.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Ambitiousyoungpeoplewillbeleftfrustrated,seeingtheiruniversitypeersfrommorewealthybackgroundsexcelonlybecauseparents'moneywastheretosupportthemthroughtheinitialperiodofpovertywages.”可知选A。
35.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.GlobalRecession
B.BoomerangKids
C.UnemploymentRate
D.FallingIncomes
【答案】B
【解析】标题归纳题。
由纵观全篇可看出,本文讲的是就经济衰退引起的回归家庭的子女。
故选B。
PassageThirty-one
(TheCausesofEuropeanSeparationin16thCentury)
Forathousandyearsandmore,thepeopleofEuropehadfoughtaboutmanythings,buttheyhadbeenunitedinbelievingonething:
thatthereexistedasingle“Holy,CatholicandApostolicChurch”ofwhichtheBishopofRome,underthetitleofthePope,wasthevisibleandrecognizableheadinsuccessiontoSt.Peter.Butin1517aGermanmonk,MartinLuther,challengedcertainCatholicteachingsandrenouncedhisobediencetothepapacy.Othershadfollowedhim,includingHenryVIII.
ThusEuropewasdividedineverywhichway,thesouthernandeasterntwo-thirdsstillCatholic,thenorthernandwesternone-thirdwhatwascomingtobecalledProtestant,thoughEnglish-ruledIrelandsolidlyCatholicandtheSpanish-ruledNetherlands,particularlythenorthernpartapproximatingtomodernHolland,grewincreasinglyProtestant;whileinvirtuallyeverycountry,whetherofficiallyCatholicorProtestant,thoseofthecontraryfaithfiercelyattemptedtoconverttheirneighborsandequallyfiercelyresistedtheirneighbor’sattemptstoconvertthem.Forthistherewasnosimple,friendlysolutiontobereachedontheprincipleoflive-and-let-live.Eachpartybelievedthatithadholdofthetruth,theonlytruththatmattered,theonethatledtoeternalsalvation,anditsadversariesclungtofalsehoodwhichmustnecessarilyheadtoeternaldamnation:
notonlyforthemselvesbutforallwhoshouldpermitthemtosurviveandinfectotherswiththeirerrors.Toleration,evenreasonablediscussion,wasimpossible.Godandthedevilcouldnotmix.JustasElizabethwastoardentCatholicsthatJezebel,sotoearnestProtestantsthePopewas“thatwolfishbloodsucker,”andtheirCatholicfellow-creaturesmaddogs,toadsandothersuchvermintobecleansedoffthefaceoftheearth.
Thesefeelings,dangerousenoughinthemselves,weremademoresobyquestionsofgeographyandmoney.TheCatholiccountriesborderingontheMediterraneanwerebyfartherichest.FromthebeginningoftheMiddleAgestheRepublicofVenicehadcontrolledthetraderoutestotheEast,bringingthewarescarriedoutofPersia,ChinaandtheIndiesbycameltoherdepotsinSyriaandreloadingtheminherhigh,gorgeouslypaintedvesselsfortransshipmenttoItalyandbeyond.Sincetheendofthefifteencentury,firstPortugalbysailingroundAfricatoIndia,thenSpainbythediscoveryofAmerica,hadlikewisebeeninapositiontobringforsaletoEuropealltherareandwonderfulthingsforwhichEuropelonged—silksandpreciouswoods,sugarandspices,goldandsilver,worksofexquisiteartandstrangeanimalsfrompeacocktotigers.In1494,twoyearsafterColumbus’sfirstvoyagetoAmerica,PopeAlexanderVIhaddividedtheunexploredworldbeyondtheseasbetweenSpainandPort
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